Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

Inclusive Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science
The Inclusive Elementary Education Program leads toward New York State initial
teacher certification in Childhood Education, Grades 1 to 6, and in Teaching Students
with Disabilities, Grades 1 to 6. The program contains core liberal arts and sciences
courses, professional courses, and multiple opportunities for supervised field
experiences, culminating in student teaching in inclusive primary and intermediate
classrooms with diverse student populations, especially those in high-need urban school
settings.
Goals:
• To prepare students to understand and integrate knowledge of physical, social,
cognitive, and emotional development, with understandings of disabilities and multiculturalism,
and to constructively assess and evaluate student needs, abilities, and
developmental and academic progress;
• To prepare students to teach appropriate elementary content in accordance with the
pertinent learning standards for New York State, and to develop and implement a
literature-based, standards-based, interdisciplinary elementary curriculum;
• To prepare students to effectively use a variety of teaching strategies and
methodologies, and to incorporate the use of a variety of technologies into their
instructional repertoires; and
• To prepare students to work collaboratively with fellow students and other
stakeholders and to act ethically and responsibly in decision-making and in their
interactions.
Special Features:
Multiple elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District and surrounding
districts serve as the partner schools for the program's professional semesters.
Program Requirements:
Entry into the Inclusive Elementary Education Program: Any student may enroll in the
initial 100-level professional courses, provided he or she meets the course prerequisites.
However, each student who wishes to continue as an Inclusive Elementary Education
major will be required to meet specific evaluation criteria. These criteria are described
below.
Inclusive Elementary Education students must earn and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA
and must earn a "C+" grade or higher in every education course in the program. At the
point at which the student has successfully met the above GPA expectation and has
earned a "C+" grade or higher in two of the first three required education courses [i.e.,
ED 131 Teaching and Learning in Diverse Communities and ED 111 Child
Development and Observation], he or she becomes eligible for formal program entry.
Students are expected to meet all of the evaluation criteria specified below in the section
titled, Monitoring Student Progress, in order to earn the bachelor of science degree in
Inclusive Elementary Education. Students who fail to meet the criteria will be counseled
into an alternative degree program at the College. In addition, students must
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